{"id":49701,"date":"2015-02-26T11:58:14","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T18:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/26\/exploring-abandoned-worlds.html"},"modified":"2015-05-12T09:27:27","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T15:27:27","slug":"exploring-abandoned-worlds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/26\/exploring-abandoned-worlds.html","title":{"rendered":"Exploring abandoned worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hadn&#39;t considered this application for drone technology, but it&#39;s an interesting way to look at abandoned places (in this case Belle Isle Zoo in Detroit, closed since 2002) that doesn&#39;t involve risk of life or limb (or trespassing charges).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sm2wpreshared\">Originally shared by <a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930'>+Les Jenkins<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div><iframe type='text\/html' width='100%' height='385' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4nJ66RDWqG4' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/9jTuRjfTZA5'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hadn&#39;t considered this application for drone technology, but it&#39;s an interesting way to look at abandoned places (in this case Belle Isle Zoo in Detroit, closed since 2002) that doesn&#39;t involve risk of life or limb (or trespassing charges). 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